The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-06

ing, using water from Mr., Ferguson's WELL
| Mr. f. denied her this privilege as the well
was nearly cry and no water could be spared.
amanda became insulting hurting epithets at
ME- ferguson. She left swearing vengeance,
saving that she would soon walk over Fergu-
son grave Nothing was thought of her
threats until Mrs. Ferguson. her eldest daugh-
Yer. and Mr.. Warren CASTOR, who happened to
r We y;jS1''lng there suddenly became
who instantly stated that they had been
poisoned with strychninc. The bucket of
water on the rear portico looked peculiar and
as the three sick ones were the only persons
that had partaken of it. Upon INVESTIGATION
tracks corresponding to womans shoe were
1oand near the bucket and Amanda was at
once susplcioned as doing the helish deed
She was carried before Justice Colbert where
suincient evidence was adduced as to warrant
her removal to the county Jail to await a hear
ing before Judge Fain. The woman is only
twonty-one years of age, married and has
three children.
Mr. Tom Brice, of Hall county, came out of
the war with no earthly possessions, to speak
OF, but a wife and four children. He went TO
work on rented land, struggled and saved, and
he sad last Tuesday: 81 have never bought
gram oil corn, nor pound of meat. | have
always managed to have ready money to pay
my taxes and meet other liabilities. have
bought me homo and have paid for it. I
have raised and educated my children in a re-
spectacle manner. ] have plenty to eat at
home, and now my cotton is all clear
profit, and can hold it or sell it, just as
please" II such as this does not prove, that
there IS more in the man than the "a -
what does it prove?
From the Eniiay Ga, Courier
The beautiful rings OF fire lately seen 50 Wv
idly on The mountains have been admired by all
who have seen them, but fences and corn ratches
have been swept before them. The mountain fires
TINS year nave destroyed considerable property but
nnc1verea iarge quantity of chestnuts The
GROUND is so thekiy covered that bushel day can
be picked up by any body. The chestnutS are
fhis !l seoicnoo which las pleasant favor to
fruit.
From the Gainesville, Ga, Advertiser.
We saw repetition on our streets ono day
last week OF the famous horse swap so gr ;phicaly
described by Judge Longstreet, in his celebrated
georgia scenes. The parties were two countryme en-
one agreed loswap the other his maenifcent younp
Texas pony and NO for a mule he had. The ex,
change was made and both parties seemed happy.
me IeXas pony was one of the widest, most
vicious ana utterly account OF that famcus breed
ofworthless animals, while the mule was so old it
couldn't hear it thunder
From Mr.. j. NJ Champion. of Worth county.
it is learned that hog cholera has made its
dread appearance in his section. Mr. Cham
plon says that he has raised the finest lot OF
hogs he has raised in years, and fears that
they viii be attacked 1t surely seems that
with all the progress in knowledge Of diseases
and remedies that some cure and preventive
| of hog cholera could be found
Captain j. NJ. McAfee, of Cherokee, has re-
Gently lost some 25 or 80 head of his fine still
fed fattenins hogs of cholera. He had, few
weeks ago, l25 head of as fine promising pork
ers as usually seen, but his recent losses are
very materially lessening the number.
The wife of Mr.. II. |. Sharman of Terrell
county, is one of five sisters each of whom has
eight children, all being boys with the excep-
| ton of one. In time of war that family could
send solid company to the front.